weihen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wīhen, from Old High German wīhen, from Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan (“to hallow”), from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną (“to hallow”). Cognate with Dutch wijden.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
weihen (weak, third-person singular present weiht, past tense weihte, past participle geweiht, auxiliary haben)
- to dedicate to a cause or purpose
- to consecrate
- to ordain, to invest someone in a religious office
Conjugation
infinitive | weihen | ||||
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present participle | weihend | ||||
past participle | geweiht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich weihe | wir weihen | i | ich weihe | wir weihen |
du weihst | ihr weiht | du weihest | ihr weihet | ||
er weiht | sie weihen | er weihe | sie weihen | ||
preterite | ich weihte | wir weihten | ii | ich weihte1 | wir weihten1 |
du weihtest | ihr weihtet | du weihtest1 | ihr weihtet1 | ||
er weihte | sie weihten | er weihte1 | sie weihten1 | ||
imperative | weih (du) weihe (du) |
weiht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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